Chapter 88

Sophie's POV I stood there, dumbstruck, as Ryan walked away. My carefully practiced smile crumbled, twisting into something ugly and desperate. My fingers clenched around the gift bag I'd brought—now just a pathetic joke. That bitch Serena. Somehow she'd managed to make Ryan cut ties with me completely. I glared up at the Blackwood mansion with pure hatred before spinning on my heel. As I stormed away, a black car brushed past me. The nightmare continued when I got back to the office next day. Colleagues who used to kiss my ass now wouldn't even look at me—or worse, they'd stare with obvious contempt. I've always been sensitive to other people's moods, and something was definitely wrong. After sitting at my desk for maybe ten minutes, I grabbed my mug and headed to the break room. I hadn't even reached the doorway when I heard them talking about me. "Did you hear? Sophie and Ryan were never actually together. She was just clinging to him this whole time." "Ryan has a girlfriend, but it